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Šimkaičiai

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Total population

23

Air quality index

27Good
Coordinates55.43°, 23.36°

Demographic figures from Statistics Lithuania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Within Kaunas, Lithuania, Šimkaičiai stands as a tiny village. Šimkaičiai maps to 55.429°, 23.358° — squarely within the cool temperate belt. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 23. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience long cool seasons and short, mild summers. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,071 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 42% of daylight hours. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
55.4287
Longitude
23.3580
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
27
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4
PM10 (µg/m³)
5.7
Ozone (µg/m³)
38
NO₂ (µg/m³)
3.4

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
6,075
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Fieldfare
    Turdus pilaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    41
  • Mute Swan
    Cygnus olor (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    39
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    39
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    37
  • White Stork
    Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    36
  • Daisy
    Bellis perennis L. · Magnoliopsida
    35
  • Northern Lapwing
    Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    34
  • European Goldfinch
    Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    32

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Z
Zenonas Dabkevičius
Lithuanian university teacher
Maironis
Maironis
Lithuanian writer (1862–1932)
J
Juozas Nekrošius
Lithuanian politician (1935-2020)
Pranciškus Ramanauskas
Pranciškus Ramanauskas
Lithuanian priest (1893-1959)
Vincas Girnius
Vincas Girnius
Lithuanian politician
Aleksander Kazimierz Bereśniewicz
Aleksander Kazimierz Bereśniewicz
Roman Catholic bishop (1823 – 1902)
A
Antanas Barauskas
A
Antanas Mačianskas
Danutė Lipčiūtė-Augienė
Danutė Lipčiūtė-Augienė
Lithuanian writer
F
Feliksas Mačianskas
J
Janina Jameikienė-Linkutė
Lithuanian music teacher and choirmaster
M
Marija Danutė Jukniūtė
Lithuanian graphic artist and set designer
M
Mikas Lipčius
P
Petras Šniukšta
judge
R
Rimas Stankūnas
Lithuanian engineer
V
Viktoras Beržinskas

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Kaunas

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.94
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,071

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Marbled White
Marbled White
Melanargia galathea
Seen 2026-08-13
white campion
white campion
Silene latifolia
Seen 2026-08-05
common yarrow
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Seen 2026-08-05
common silverweed
common silverweed
Argentina anserina
Seen 2026-08-05
white clover
white clover
Trifolium repens
Seen 2026-08-05
Black Medick
Black Medick
Medicago lupulina
Seen 2026-08-05
Field digger wasp
Field digger wasp
Mellinus arvensis
Seen 2026-08-05
Spotted Firebug
Spotted Firebug
Corizus hyoscyami
Seen 2026-08-05
Redstem Stork's-bill
Redstem Stork's-bill
Erodium cicutarium
Seen 2026-08-05

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org